The term ‘side hustle’ might be a bit misleading to some. The best definition I have found is by Chris Gilleabeau who wrote the book Side Hustle and hosts a daily podcast that is 8 of my favorite minutes of the day. His definition from an article in Entrepreneur magazine: A side hustle is not […]
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Welcome to 2018! By now you have started that back to work routine, and if you are like me, a more sensible eating plan! To get your creative juices flowing this year, I thought I would help by sharing my top blog posts for 2017. (There are affiliate links in the blog posts and I
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If you are a long time reader of my blog, you know that I published a Top Tourism Trends for 2018 in 2 parts earlier this fall. My goal is to get my list out before the end of the year so you can make some changes to your budgets if you see a trend
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If you haven’t had a chance to read the first half of my Tourism Trends for 2018 article which I posted a few weeks ago, here is the link. In this post, I will continue with some additional trends that I think will impact attractions and DMO’s ( Destination Marketing Organizations) in the next year.
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Earlier this summer I gave a sneak preview of the list I was starting on trends I was seeing for tourism businesses and how it would impact 2018 business. For those of you that have been reading my blog for a while, you know that I posted a similar article for 2016-2017 trends. I would
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If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I am a big believer in the power of international tourism. Here in New York State, we benefit from the millions of international visitors pouring in, thanks in part to all the efforts of NYC & Co. Why are international visitors important? Only
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I just returned from my family’s annual vacation and thought I would re-post this article from last year. This picture of me was taken on our family vacation. If you had been in the Adirondack mountains with me when I climbed a telephone pole, stood on the top and then jumped to this trapeze, you
Stepping outside your comfort zone is good for you. Read More »
October 26, 2016 was an important date in the growth of the Chinese tourism market to the U.S. On this day in New York City, the “Quartet” was born. This ‘marriage’ was created when four tour operators Ctrip, China’s largest OTA ( online travel agency) Universal Vision – NYC’s largest tour operator for the Chinese
Big News for China -U.S. Tourism partnership- and I was there! Read More »
S.O.P is the military shorthand for Standard Operating Procedures. It implies that consistency in efforts brings consistent results. It’s the reason why pilots go through a check list each time they are in the cockpit, even if they have flown hundreds of times. It helps to make sure important things get done, and no matter
SOP’s aren’t just for the military. Your tourism attraction can benefit as well! Read More »
Co-opetition is a term that combines competition and cooperation. As much as I dislike the current political cycle, it was interesting to listen in when Ted Cruz said that he and John Kaisich would strike up a partnership of sorts, with the goal of defeating Donald Trump in two of the primaries. It failed miserably
Coopetition thrives in the Tourism industry. Read More »